Thinking of getting another kitty, a Savannah

I'm thinking about getting a new kitten to add to my six month Siberian female. The breed Savannah F1 is a very large cat and I'm concerned about my current kitty and whether or not she will feel like I'm bringing someone new into the home displace some of her. The new cat will be bigger and I feel like I'm bringing a more dominant feline into the home and slighting my current kitty.

Does anyone have experience with this breed and have an opinion on bringing a new cat in?

My sister and her family are the owners of an F2 Savannah. He is a beautiful cat and they adore him but I personally cannot see paying 1000 of dollars for a "designer" cat when so many  cats are being killed in shelters. I would really research a lot. Savannahs need a great deal of attention and vigorous play.

Letting an F1 out is never a good idea either as people think they are dangerous and a few have been shot.

Socialize them a ton early too with people and other cats.

Also I did not like her breeder-she recommended unhealthy food and did not supply papers nor socialize the cat enough, AND let my sister take the cat too young-which effected his socialization skills!

Slykat12 said:

 
My sister and her family are the owners of an F2 Savannah. He is a beautiful cat and they adore him but I personally cannot see paying 1000 of dollars for a "designer" cat when so many  cats are being killed in shelters. I would really research a lot. Savannahs need a great deal of attention and vigorous play.

Letting an F1 out is never a good idea either as people think they are dangerous and a few have been shot.

Socialize them a ton early too with people and other cats.

Also I did not like her breeder-she recommended unhealthy food and did not supply papers nor socialize the cat enough, AND let my sister take the cat too young-which effected his socialization skills!

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Thanks for your reply.

Sad to hear about that breeder.. I get frustrated with things like that too.  Hopefully that cat is not too much of a handful for your sis.

By letting out the cat I meant walk on a leash of course.  They are a lot of work and I need to really think about whether or not I have the time to deal with this type of commitment.  Right now I am not so sure but perhaps in the near future.  My motive is that sometimes I get frustrated with my current cat's eating habits - eating raw very carefully, or would like her to be more affectionate - but these things are likely either my fault or could change with time since she is still a kitten.  Either way the ideal window to introduce a new cat into the home is closing so I will have to make a decision in the next couple of months.

I would check the laws in your area.  An F1 is half Serval and some communities would consider them wild which means regulations about keeping an exotic animal would apply.  

Many times the very early generations actually don't do well on a processed diet and need a raw diet to thrive so if you want to feed a raw diet that probably would not be an issue at all with an F1 Savannah.  

I would definitely do your research and find other F1 Savannah owners to get ideas about how to care for them.  I would talk to owners rather than breeders, breeders have an interest in selling a kitten.

I did watch a Jackson Galaxy show where a man had two Savannahs one of which was early generation.  The early generation Savannah tended to hide a lot and needed worked with to get her out of her hiding place.  She did get to the point where she was out in the living area with people and the other cat but she still stayed to herself.  I am sure she wasn't socialized well as a kitten.